To ensure proper healthcare facilities in deep pockets of rural areas of the state, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday launched the pilot project of Sanjeevani Pariyojana, an initiative to combat the second wave of COVID-19. The project was launched in Karnal through video-conferencing and will be implemented in other districts of the state subsequently.

He said that there was a sudden surge of cases during the second wave and it was then that the swung into action and made efforts to meet the demand of medicines, Oxygen cylinders, ICU beds et al. Also, when the contagious virus reached the villages the State Government formulated policies to contain the spread of the virus starting from constituting committees to monitor COVID cases in rural areas to setting up Isolation Centres and subsequently launching Sanjeevani Priyojana is a giant step in augmenting healthcare Services in the state, he said.

While laying emphasis on post CovidCare, Khattar said it is important to monitor Health post COVID as there has been a surge in black fungus.

With the implementation of Sanjeevani Priyojana, the State Government will be able to enhance the medical facilities and will provide three-tier medical Infrastructure for patients, including isolation wards at the village level, sub-centre level and at primary health care centres for patients with mild symptoms, community health centres or field hospitals at a zila or sub-district level for patients with moderate symptoms in need of oxygen and advance medical centres at larger government civil or private hospitals equipped with ICU facilities for critical COVID patients.